1. The Changing Economics of Newspapers
Sept 19, 2016

3. Traditional Model Advertisting revenue Subscriptions
Commerical
Classified
Subscriptions
Importance of sports, comics, advice, etc. in maintaining regular readers
Result: subsidy of news operations
Why?
Public service
Prestige, tradition

4. Effect of the Internet Rise of Internet Revenues
Loss of newspaper “monopoly” on reaching people
Effect on advertising revenue
Print and online advertising
Future of online advertising

7. Possible Responses Make readers pay Reorganization
Limit access to subscribers
Micro-payments
Reorganization
Premium content subsidizing news
Division between “tiers” of newspapers
Greater role of non-profits
Greater role of non-professionals